Lelit Kate (single boiler) — tips for espresso right after steaming?

Equipment Discussion

Hey everyone,

I’m looking at the Lelit Kate PL82T (single boiler) and trying to understand how it handles espresso after steaming milk.

From what I gather, the boiler heats up to ~140 °C for steam, and then it needs to cool down to ~92–96 °C for espresso.

A few questions for those with experience:

  1. Do you purge hot water after steaming to speed up the cool-down? If so, roughly how long until you can pull a proper shot?
  2. If you’re making 2–3 cappuccinos in a row, do you pull all the shots first and then steam milk, or do you have another workflow?
  3. Any other tricks to reduce the wait between steaming and espresso without messing up the shot?

Thanks a lot — trying to get a realistic idea of how this machine behaves in real use!

Posted Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC

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